Aerospace Emerging Technologies

Sep 10, 2021
Shrinking the high-pressure heart of an engine will make smaller turbofans more efficient than current commercial powerplants.
Sep 10, 2021
After several cancellations over decades, the Navy’s revived interest in the Joint Air-to-Surface Missile family also reveals pursuit of more capabilities for it.
Sep 10, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 10, 2021
The cargo market proves tempting to eVTOL developers targeting urban air mobility.
Sep 10, 2021
Pilot, entrepreneur hires SpaceX for Crew Dragon charter.
Jul 15, 2020
Passur Aerospace will integrate satellite-based aircraft tracking data from Aireon into its airline and airport operations management platform, the companies announced on July 14.
Jul 13, 2020
German air taxi startup Lilium is in “detailed discussions” with major suppliers as it prepares the next stage in development and service-entry of its Lilium Jet after concluding an agreement with Toray Industries to deliver composites for the aircraft’s structure.
Jul 09, 2020
Renewable hydrogen will play a key role in supporting the EU’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050 by reducing emissions from hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation, according to the European Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy unveiled on July 8.
Jul 08, 2020
Aerion Supersonic is partnering with Canada-based clean energy company Carbon Engineering (CE) to evaluate the potential use of a sustainable synthetic jet fuel produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) for the AS2 supersonic business jet.
Jul 07, 2020
With plans to operate as well as produce its electric air taxis, German startup Lilium has unveiled its thinking on modular vertiports that could start small, but scale up quickly as the market takes off.
Jul 07, 2020
German aerospace center DLR is founding four new research institutes focused on synthetic fuels, low-emission propulsion and electric aviation.
Jul 02, 2020
A system developed by German aerospace center DLR to help pilots fly more energy-efficient, lower-noise approaches is to be prepared for production by Swiss International Air Lines and Thales Avionics in a joint program.
Jun 30, 2020
U.S.-Spanish startup Skydweller Aero is opening offices in Oklahoma as the company pushes its solar-powered medium-altitude pseudo satellite for potential U.S. government requirements.